IT’S EFFECTIVE
With over 11,000 diverse students in STEM, Business, and Design disciplines, NJIT is one of the nation’s leading public polytechnic universities and your best source for building a talent pipeline. OCI allows you to receive applications from qualified candidates, pre-select only those you are interested in, and conduct first-round interviews all in one day in a convenient location for students.

IT’S VISIBLE
OCI is a great way to build your visibility and employer brand on campus with students, faculty, and staff. Compared to a standard job posting, participation in the OCI program results in a significantly stronger response from our students and recent graduates.

IT’S FREE
We appreciate your support of our students and alumni and are happy to offer OCI free of charge.

The OCI interviewing process typically takes four weeks lead time from the initiation of your position posting to the interview day. We can accommodate employers who are trying to fill an opening quickly by modifying our standard timeframe and offering customized solutions to your recruiting needs. All steps between the initial request and the campus interview are completed via our CDSlink system.

Once the interview date is approved, please attach the positions you are interviewing for through CDSlink.

As soon as the positions are approved and posted, you will receive a confirmation email with the full details of your OCI visit.

Students will have until the resume submission deadline to submit their resumes.

Two weeks prior to your OCI date, you will receive an email with resumes to review.

One week prior to your OCI date, select the candidates whom you would like to interview along with alternate candidates through CDSlink.

Our office will handle the scheduling of candidates and provide you with the completed schedule and details prior to your interview day.

Interview Schedule OptionsInterviews are typically conducted in 30 minute sessions, starting at 9:00 AM, which allows employers to interview a maximum of 12 students. Other options include 15, 45, and 60 minute sessions. Varied start and end times can be arranged as needed.

Video Interview RoomUnable to make it to campus for interviews? No problem, interview remotely via our video interview room. Please follow the same OCI request procedure as outlined above. When you get to the Location section of the request please select "Fenster Hall 2nd Floor- Video Interviews." The job posting and student scheduling process will be the same as a traditional on-campus interview.

DeadlineInterview dates cannot be honored unless all job descriptions are received and candidates are selected by the stated deadlines. If these deadlines are missed, you may be asked to change the date of your on-campus interviewing date.

Hotel AccommodationsView a list of location hotels near campus for overnight accommodations. Please make reservations directly with the accommodation of your choice.

The Interview Day

Interview Location: The Career Development Services office is located in Fenster Hall, Room 200 (# 21 on the Campus Map).

Information sessions are another way for you to brand your organization on campus and build your applicant pool. Companies will often schedule information sessions several weeks before an OCI date or the evening before the OCI interviews. Request your information session through CDSlink under “Events.” If you have any questions, please contact Patrick Young at pyoung@njit.edu or 973.596.3246.